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Journals in Archeology

237 established journals that publish mainly in Archeology, compared by fees, open access and citation rates, updated 2026-10-14.

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237 established journals publish at least 20 % of their articles in Archeology. 154 of them are fully open access, and at least 4 of those charge authors nothing (diamond open access). Where open-access journals charge a fee, the median is 908 USD. Highest recent citation rates: Journal of Cultural Heritage, Journal of Heritage Tourism, Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology.

237 journals

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AntiquityCambridge University Press56 %2101.56128Subscription; open access option 3 550 USD
International Journal of Heritage StudiesTaylor & Francis57 %942.0184Subscription
HeritageMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute36 %3563.34481 930 USD
Archaeological and Anthropological SciencesSpringer Nature44 %2252.0865Subscription; open access option 3 990 USD
The International Journal of Nautical ArchaeologyTaylor & Francis51 %493.3946Subscription; open access option 2 500 USD
Journal of Cultural HeritageElsevier BV33 %1973.97108Subscription; open access option 3 380 USD
International Journal of PaleopathologyElsevier BV65 %531.3347Subscription; open access option 2 710 USD
Documenta PraehistoricaLjubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts59 %252.2934Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Archaeological ScienceElsevier BV36 %1552.66213Subscription; open access option 4 040 USD
Journal of Heritage TourismTaylor & Francis42 %423.7863Subscription
Journal of Archaeological Science ReportsElsevier BV42 %5070.9558Subscription; open access option 2 910 USD
LevantRoutledge67 %261.3843Subscription
Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable DevelopmentEmerald Publishing Limited43 %692.0735Subscription
International Journal of OsteoarchaeologyWiley56 %1130.8791Subscription; open access option 4 220 USD
Built Heritagediamond OASpringer Nature45 %432.3922None (diamond OA)
ArchaeometryWiley47 %1151.16111Subscription; open access option 3 350 USD
Journal of Ancient Near Eastern HistoryDe Gruyter56 %142.0021Subscription; open access option 2 712 USD
European Journal of ArchaeologyCambridge University Press56 %490.8354Subscription; open access option 3 550 USD
Journal of Anthropological ArchaeologyElsevier BV34 %681.99120Subscription; open access option 3 370 USD
Cambridge Archaeological JournalCambridge University Press42 %511.3083Subscription; open access option 3 550 USD
Archaeological Research in AsiaElsevier BV46 %601.0131Subscription; open access option 2 750 USD
Journal of Archaeological Method and TheorySpringer Science+Business Media33 %522.2696Subscription; open access option 3 190 USD
Heritage & SocietyTaylor & Francis55 %280.9926Subscription
Open ArchaeologyDe Gruyter Open49 %610.8524848 USD
Journal of Field ArchaeologyTaylor & Francis38 %421.7396Subscription
The Historic Environment Policy & PracticeTaylor & Francis42 %311.6330Subscription
Arabian archaeology and epigraphyWiley67 %240.7136Subscription; open access option 2 820 USD
Arheološki vestnikPublisher unknown69 %220.637Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Maritime ArchaeologySpringer Nature48 %400.8826Subscription; open access option 3 290 USD
Oxford Journal of ArchaeologyWiley66 %310.5357Subscription; open access option 2 840 USD
Journal of Paleolithic ArchaeologySpringer Science+Business Media27 %343.4327Subscription; open access option 3 190 USD
Praehistorische ZeitschriftDe Gruyter67 %460.4127Subscription; open access option 2 712 USD
Current Swedish ArchaeologyPublisher unknown34 %791.0025Open access, fee unknown
Studies in ConservationTaylor & Francis36 %690.9689Subscription
The Journal of Island and Coastal ArchaeologyRoutledge37 %291.3647Subscription
International Journal of Cultural PropertyCambridge University Press43 %310.9242Subscription; open access option 3 550 USD
American Journal of ArchaeologyArchaeological Institute of America56 %900.37111Subscription
PaléorientPublisher unknown52 %220.7863Subscription
Teoriya i praktika arkheologicheskikh issledovaniyAltai State University48 %560.556Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Archaeological ResearchSpringer Nature31 %133.6983Subscription; open access option 3 190 USD
Proceedings of the Prehistoric SocietyCambridge University Press62 %150.6972Subscription; open access option 3 550 USD
Archaeological ReportsCambridge University Press64 %110.7926Subscription; open access option 3 550 USD
Journal of Heritage ManagementSAGE Publishing51 %160.909Subscription; open access option 3 400 USD
World ArchaeologyRoutledge38 %400.86123Subscription
Internet ArchaeologyUniversity of York34 %480.99281 103 USD
Journal of World PrehistorySpringer Nature38 %102.1791Subscription; open access option 3 290 USD
Journal of Lithic StudiesUniversity of Edinburgh40 %201.0621Open access, fee unknown
STAR Science & Technology of Archaeological ResearchTaylor & Francis45 %52.6424969 USD
Journal of Social ArchaeologySAGE Publishing32 %162.1557Subscription; open access option 3 650 USD
American AntiquityCambridge University Press28 %1090.89157Subscription; open access option 3 550 USD
Environmental ArchaeologyTaylor & Francis28 %431.3550Subscription
Estonian Journal of ArchaeologyEstonian Academy Publishers53 %91.0417269 USD
Medieval ArchaeologyTaylor & Francis54 %410.4140Subscription
Old World Journal of Ancient Africa and EurasiaBrill47 %91.224Open access, fee unknown
Moscow University Anthropology Bulletin (Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta Seria XXIII Antropologia)Publisher unknown32 %510.8610Open access, fee unknown
METALLAPublisher unknown48 %71.508Open access, fee unknown
Archeologické rozhledyInstitute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences58 %260.438Open access, fee unknown
Anthropological ReviewDe Gruyter Open34 %320.9925Open access, fee unknown
Anadolu Araştırmaları / Anatolian ResearchIstanbul University64 %290.344Open access, fee unknown
ArchaeologiesSpringer Science+Business Media28 %261.6432Subscription; open access option 3 290 USD
Lithic TechnologyTaylor & Francis35 %330.8742Subscription
Journal of Open Archaeology DataUbiquity Press44 %150.8312Open access, fee unknown
Sprawozdania ArcheologiczneInstitute of Archeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences54 %410.3511Open access, fee unknown
International Society for the Study of Vernacular SettlementsPublisher unknown33 %760.627Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Mediterranean ArchaeologySheffield Academic Press66 %100.5247Subscription
Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica - Natural Sciences in ArchaeologyArcheologické centrum Olomouc45 %160.7115Open access, fee unknown
Bioarchaeology InternationalUniversity Press of Florida59 %200.3916Subscription
Dissertationes ArchaeologicaeEötvös Loránd University61 %230.348Open access, fee unknown
Forensic AnthropologyUniversity Press of Florida37 %300.6818Subscription
Cercetări ArheologicePublisher unknown65 %370.266Open access, fee unknown
Conservation and Management of Archaeological SitesTaylor & Francis37 %170.9231Subscription
GeoarchaeologyWiley23 %551.2479Subscription; open access option 3 760 USD
Journal of Chinese Architecture and UrbanismPublisher unknown27 %381.057Subscription
The Journal of Forensic Odonto-StomatologyPublisher unknown35 %230.8334Open access, fee unknown
Communicationes Archaeologicae HungariaePublisher unknown64 %200.327Open access, fee unknown
Études et TravauxPublisher unknown62 %120.444Open access, fee unknown
Polish Archaeology in the MediterraneanPublisher unknown76 %330.2013Open access, fee unknown
Frontiers in Environmental ArchaeologyFrontiers Media26 %211.53102 353 USD
GephyraAkdeniz University55 %230.3612Open access, fee unknown
Asia Anteriore Antica Journal of Ancient Near Eastern CulturesFirenze University Press70 %60.533Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Urban ArchaeologyBrepols48 %250.4215Subscription
Přehled výzkumůArcheologický ústav (Československá akademie věd). Pobočka v Brně58 %140.405Open access, fee unknown
Journal of neolithic archaelogyInstitute of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Archaeology at Kiel University68 %70.5012Open access, fee unknown
The Annual of the British School at AthensCambridge University Press63 %160.3362Subscription; open access option 3 550 USD
StarinarInstitute of Archaeology, Belgrade, Serbia65 %110.3913Open access, fee unknown
Time and MindTaylor & Francis39 %200.6132Subscription
STUDIA ANTIQUA ET ARCHAEOLOGICAAlexandru Ioan Cuza University52 %280.327Open access, fee unknown
Norwegian Archaeological ReviewRoutledge38 %210.6050Subscription
Anthropologischer AnzeigerE. Schweizerbart34 %360.5733Subscription
Arqueología y Territorio MedievalUniversity of Jaén68 %150.2916Open access, fee unknown
HOMOElsevier BV40 %90.92461 800 USD
Vestnik arheologii, antropologii i ètnografiiInstitut problem osvoenii͡a Severa SO RAN43 %790.2811Open access, fee unknown
Danish Journal of ArchaeologyRoyal Danish Library43 %110.6519Open access, fee unknown
Asian ArchaeologySpringer Science+Business Media46 %160.478Subscription; open access option 3 190 USD
Archaeology InternationalUbiquity Press44 %180.4819Open access, fee unknown
Forensic ImagingElsevier BV26 %450.7317Subscription; open access option 3 280 USD
Landscape HistoryTaylor & Francis40 %400.3716Subscription
Cuadernos de Prehistoria y Arqueología de la Universidad de GranadaUniversity of Granada72 %180.2317Open access, fee unknown
Povolzhskaya Arkheologiya (The Volga River Region Archaeology)Tatarstan Academy of Sciences49 %790.2214Open access, fee unknown
ArheologiaPublisher unknown55 %360.247Open access, fee unknown
Anthropological SciencePublisher unknown32 %150.8546Open access, fee unknown
Archaeological DiscoveryScientific Research Publishing44 %120.5514Open access, fee unknown
PaleoAmericaTaylor & Francis21 %241.5229Subscription
Nizhnevolzhskiy Arheologicheskiy VestnikVolgograd State University52 %350.245Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Community Archaeology & HeritageTaylor & Francis38 %150.5719Subscription
Advanced Research of Conservation Science /Advanced Research of Conservation SciencePublisher unknown36 %80.958Open access, fee unknown
Protection of cultural heritageLublin University of Technology40 %270.385Open access, fee unknown
Archaeology and Early History of UkrainePublisher unknown55 %750.176Open access, fee unknown
Muzeológia a kultúrne dedičstvoComenius University26 %270.659Open access, fee unknown
EthnoarchaeologyTaylor & Francis25 %141.0220Subscription
Restaurator International Journal for the Preservation of Library and Archival MaterialDe Gruyter26 %190.7933Subscription
Childhood in the PastTaylor & Francis38 %180.4125Subscription
Southeastern ArchaeologyTaylor & Francis31 %220.5029Subscription
Santander Art and Culture Law ReviewWydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego37 %290.3211Open access, fee unknown
Archaeological DialoguesCambridge University Press28 %180.6247Subscription; open access option 3 550 USD
Ufa Archaeological HeraldPublisher unknown50 %450.185Open access, fee unknown
Journal of the American Institute for ConservationRoutledge33 %290.3750Subscription
Vicino OrienteSapienza University of Rome69 %170.178Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Islamic ArchaeologyEquinox Publishing57 %150.2312Subscription
LandscapesTaylor & Francis38 %110.4718Subscription
Journal of Material Cultures in the Muslim WorldBrill42 %140.355Open access, fee unknown
Archaeologia PolonaPolish Academy of Sciences53 %150.248Open access, fee unknown
International Journal of Wood CultureBrill31 %160.506Open access, fee unknown
Post-Medieval ArchaeologyTaylor & Francis41 %190.3025Subscription
Journal of Traditional Building Architecture and UrbanismPublisher unknown38 %370.254Open access, fee unknown
ArqueologíaInstituto de Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires28 %330.4012Open access, fee unknown
International Journal of ArchaeologyScience Publishing Group49 %70.368Open access, fee unknown
Museum WorldsBerghahn Books22 %200.6814Open access, fee unknown
Mediterranean Archaeology & Archaeometry. International Journal/Mediterranean archaeology and archaeometry. International scientific journalUniversity of the Aegean54 %1650.0923Open access, fee unknown
Dacia Revue d’archéologie et d’histoire ancienne Nouvelle sériePublisher unknown61 %80.232Open access, fee unknown
Živa AntikaPublisher unknown33 %230.325Open access, fee unknown
Public ArchaeologyTaylor & Francis33 %110.4635Subscription
Landscape JournalUniversity of Wisconsin Press23 %380.4557Subscription
Slavia Antiqua : czasopismo poświęcone starożytnościom słowiańskimAdam Mickiewicz University in Poznań41 %170.265Open access, fee unknown
KIVATaylor & Francis26 %300.3939Subscription
Journal of Pacific ArchaeologyNew Zealand Archaeological Association23 %90.9722Open access, fee unknown
CorrespondencesPublisher unknown20 %140.857Open access, fee unknown
Asian perspectivesUniversity of Hawaii Press33 %300.2645Subscription
BritanniaCambridge University Press55 %480.1167Subscription; open access option 3 550 USD
Panta ReiUniversity of Murcia26 %170.489Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Skyscape ArchaeologyEquinox Publishing50 %240.169Subscription
Groma Documenting archaeologyBraDypUS38 %110.324Open access, fee unknown
Conservar PatrimónioAssociação Profissional de Conservadores - Restauradores de Portugal33 %320.2312Open access, fee unknown
Religion in the Roman EmpireMohr Siebeck Verlag20 %220.5915Open access, fee unknown
ArchaeofaunaAutonomous University of Madrid39 %140.2626Open access, fee unknown
Advances in AnthropologyScientific Research Publishing25 %120.5518Open access, fee unknown
Papers from the Institute of ArchaeologyUniversity of London45 %40.4322Open access, fee unknown
ARCHive-SRInternational Experts for Research Enrichment and Knowledge Exchange21 %140.6710Open access, fee unknown
Studies in Ancient Art and CivilizationKsięgarna Akademicka62 %100.157Open access, fee unknown
Arqueología y SociedadUniversidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Vicerectorado de Investigacion27 %200.3111Open access, fee unknown

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Journals in CWTS Journal Indicators Core or the Directory of Open Access Journals that published at least 20 articles in the last five years, mostly in English. "In this field" is the share of a journal's articles that OpenAlex classifies in Archeology. Citation rate is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness, an open measure similar to the journal impact factor. Fees are taken from OpenAlex and DOAJ and can be out of date: always check the journal's own website before you submit.